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Thursday, June 19, 2008

Rev Run Executive Produces Team Blackout Debut Album
The trio says judge them based on their music, not the extensive appearances on Run's House.
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50 Cent Sues Ex For Defamation
50 Cent is suing his son's mother, Shaniqua Tompkins, for defamation of character.
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Young Jeezy Arrested
The ATL rapper is arrested and charged with several driving-related charges.
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Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Hip Hop Album Sales: Week Ending 6/15/08
Lil Wayne thumps the competition. Does N.E.R.D. or Plies get the #2 spot? Somebody else goes platinum this week and Tyga debuts.
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Swizz Beatz Shuts Down Alicia Keys Rumors
Did Alicia Keys break up Swizz Beatz marriage to Mashonda? Let Swizz tell it, the rumors are false.
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DX News Bits (Mopreme Shakur, Mary J Blige, MGI)
Mutulu Shakur's story comes to BET through Mopreme, Mary performs on Sundance, and a first for Finland.
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BET Green Lights NY Oil's "Lynched" Video
After having the video of his controversial single banned by YouTube, NY Oil found assistance from an unlikely source.
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Masta Ace Reacts To Eminem's Remix Of "Slaughtahouse"
The Juice Crew alum and Hip Hop legend reacts to Marshall's recent mix of his 1993 hit single.
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Method Man Talks Music, Movies And Comics
Method Man sounds off on a new album with Redman, more movie roles and his own graphic novel.
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Young Buck Recorded Pleading With 50 Cent
A recording of an emotional Young Buck pleading with 50 Cent was released just days after Buck said "Fuck G-Unit!" at a concert. Read on to hear what Buck said!
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Lil Wayne Breaks Platinum In First Week
Whether or not Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III lives up to the hype, it's definitely exceeding Soundscan expectations.
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Lil Wayne and T-Pain Form Supergroup
Two of the south's biggest names in music are looking to work on an entire record.
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Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Ice-T Tells Soulja Boy To "Eat A Dick"
On DJ Cisco's Urban Legend mixtape, Ice-T blames Soulja Boy for "killing Hip Hop" and tells him to "eat a dick."
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Production And Features Revealed For The Game's L.A.X.
No Dre or Jay, but L.A.X. gets assistance from Luda, Common and Rae. DJ Toomp and Irv Gotti on the boards.
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Obama Discusses Families On Father's Day
Barack Obama spoke recently for Father's Day about a problem he sees within the African American community.
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Red Bull Looking For Next Big Producer
You think you got beats? Red Bull is searching for the next great Hip Hop producer with the Red Bull Big Tune Beat Battle.
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Soul Train Poised For A Return
The new purchase of Soul Train could signal the return of the show many Hip Hop fans were raised on.
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DJ Whoo Kid Plans Charity For Haiti, Talks 50 Chain Snatcher
The G-Unit deejay blames the recent chain snatching in Africa on security, teams with Wyclef to help his homeland.
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The Roots Talk Label Struggle, Overseas Hip Hop Fans
Black Thought and ?uestlove say that Janet and Mariah matter much more to Def Jam, praise foreign fans.
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Monday, June 16, 2008

Kanye West Poorly Received At Bonnaroo Music Festival
What did Kanye West do to get booed at the Bonnaroo music festival?
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